Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health

Senate Bill 1014

Relating to: funding for hospital emergency department services.

By Senators James and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Hurd, Moses, Petryk, Pronschinske, Armstrong and Rozar.

February 09, 2024       Referred to Committee on Health

February 14, 2024       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (6)        Senator Cabral-Guevara; Senators Testin, Felzkowski, Jacque, L. Johnson and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Chippewa County Administrator Randy Scholz - Chippewa County

·      Senator Jesse James

·      Sal Braico - Pivotal Health

·      Roy Atkinson - City of Altoona

·      Rep. Summerfield Rob Summerfield - AD 67

·      Dr Brian Hoerneman

·      County Board Chair Dean Gullickson - Chippewa County Board

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Joe Knight

·      Jennifer Shilling - Mayo Clinic Health System

·      Disa Wahlstrand

·      Scott Rogers - EC Chamber

·      Chuck Hull - Chippewa County Board of Supervisors - District 19

·      Matthew Peterson - Chippewa County Board of Supervisors - District 10

·      Kari Ives - Chippewa County Board of Supervisors - District 21

·      James Flater - Chippewa County Board of Supervisors - District 1

·      Dean Mueller - Chippewa County Board of Supervisors - District 20

·      Glen Sikorski - Chippewa County Board of Supervisors - District 6

·      Joel Seidlitz - Chippewa County Board of Supervisors - District 9

·      Dr Kerry Ahrens - WI Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians

·      Forbes McIntosh - Aspirus Health

·      Kyle O'Brien - Wisconsin Hospital Association

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      HJ Waukau - Department Of Health Services

February 15, 2024       Executive Session Held by Paper Ballot

Present:       (6)        Senator Cabral-Guevara; Senators Testin, Felzkowski, Jacque, L. Johnson and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved that Senate Bill 1014 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (5)     Senator Cabral-Guevara; Senators Testin, Felzkowski, Jacque and L. Johnson.

Noes:     (1)     Senator Carpenter.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 1

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Michael Moscicke

Committee Clerk